Rep. Virgle Osborne

Establishes Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Board. Directs board to, in collaboration with Oregon Business Development Department, formulate and implement strategies and practices for strategic investment in workforce housing, workforce development and economic development in Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Region and to make grants or loans to eligible applicants in region. Sets forth duties, functions and responsibilities of department and board. Allows county to partition and rezone up to 50 acres of lands within region from resource use to residential uses. Sunsets January 2, 2035. Establishes Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Board Fund and continuously appropriates moneys to department for distribution to board for purposes set forth in Act. Appropriates moneys to department for deposit in fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses. Increases crime classification when person, in order to facilitate commission of offense, knowingly causes other person to ingest controlled substance without other person's consent. Punishes aggravated version of sexual abuse in the third degree by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Punishes aggravated version of rape in the third degree, sodomy in the third degree and sexual abuse in the second degree by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Punishes aggravated version of rape in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree and sexual abuse in the first degree by maximum of 20 years' imprisonment, $375,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Disqualifies land from farm use special assessments upon final civil penalty or judgment of conviction for illegal growing of crops against landowner or person in possession and control of land. Provides exception for landowner or other obligated taxpayer who reasonably lacked knowledge of illegal growing of crops or promptly notified law enforcement agency of illegal growing of crops. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions.

Directs State Department of Agriculture to establish grant program for purpose of facilitating eradication of gorse for wildfire mitigation in southwest Oregon. Establishes Southwest Oregon Gorse Wildfire Risk Reduction Fund to support grant program. Appropriates moneys to department for deposit into fund. Sunsets grant program and fund on December 31, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Reduces required size of real property and percentage of value of adjusted gross estate necessary for real property to qualify for natural resource property credit against estate tax, where real property is forestland or forestland homesites. Applies to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits public employer from making deduction from salary or wages of public employee to pay dues, fees or other assessments to labor organization. Provides that violation of prohibition is unfair labor practice. Repeals provisions permitting public employees to enter into agreement with labor organization authorizing public employer to make deductions from salary or wages of public employee to pay dues, fees or other assessments to labor organization.

Eliminates statute of limitations for specified crimes when victim is under 18 years of age at time of crime.

Directs Oregon Health Authority ] Department of Human Services to develop and implement grant program to support ] provide grants, support and technical assistance for resilience hubs and networks in Oregon.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to declare constitutional right to fish, hunt or harvest wildlife or gather wild foods, subject to certain legal restrictions. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.